Rahul Tewatia (43 no off 25 balls) and David Miller (39 no off 24 balls) once again finished the match.IPL 2022 GT vs RCB Highlights: Gujarat Titans inched closer to a play-off spot with an exciting six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday. Virat Kohli finally found some form to score his first half-century of this edition as Royal Challengers Bangalore posted 170 for six batting first. Kohli scored 58 off 53 balls. Glenn Maxwell played a cameo, scoring 33 off 18 balls. In reply, Rahul Tewatia (43 no off 25 balls) and David Miller (39 no off 24 balls) once again finished the match in 19.3 overs. Gujarat now have 16 points from nine games and are all but through to top four.
Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2022 - Match 43
Gujarat Titans
174/4 (19.3)vs
Royal Challengers Bangalore
170/6 (20.0)Match Ended ( Match 43 )
Gujarat Titans beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets
Gujarat Titans beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets
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FOUR! Rahul Tewatia finishes it off in style! The finisher does it again! What a partnership and what a team Gujarat are! They are just never out of the game and these two with a clinical chase here have proved it again. Gujarat win by six wickets!
FOUR! Boundary to end the over and 17 runs from it! Again the short ball on middle. Miller rocks back and pulls it toward the deep square leg fence for a boundary. 19 needed from 12 balls now. GT: 152/4 after 18 overs
Bangalore took the review but in the end it is four leg byes and Gujarat now need 43 runs from 24 balls! A fullish delivery, around off. Rahul Tewatia gets across and looks to paddle it, he misses. The ball hits his pads and goes towards the fine leg fence. However. Bangalore take a review and the UltraEdge shows no bat involved. The Ball Tracker rolls in and it shows that the ball is missing the off stump. So four runs for Gujarat.
SIX! WOW! Floated up, around off. David Miller makes room and whacks it inside-out over the extra cover fence for a maximum. One of the shots of the day this. GT: 113/4 after 15 overs
The substitute keeper Anuj Rawat shows good presence of mind to take the catch and another wicket goes down. This is the wrong 'un from Wanindu Hasaranga and the ball skids across the left-hander. Sai Sudharsan departs and Bangalore are on top of proceedings here. 76 needed off 43 balls! GT: 96/4 after 13 overs
Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Another poor delivery to end the over from Harshal Patel. This is slow and halfway down the track, down the leg side. Sai Sudharsan has all the time in the world to pick his spot and pull it into the fine leg fence. 77 needed now off 48 balls! GT: 94/3 after 12 overs
OUT! TAKEN! Shahbaz Ahmed gets the big fish and is turning the game on its head! The ball was fast and onto the stumps Pandya can't get underneath the ball and ends up flat-batting it towards the long on fence. Ahmed gets his second wicket and Bangalore piling on the pressure now. 93 needed off 58 balls! GT: 82/3 after 11 overs
SIX! A low full toss on leg. Gill whips this over deep square leg for a maximum. After being smashed for a six off a free hit, Shahbaz Ahmed strikes back. Shubman Gill is trapped lbw, and GT lose both a wicket and a review! GT: 69/2 after 9 overs
OUT! CAUGHT! Wanindu Hasaranga strikes in his first over and Bangalore get their first wicket. Saha departs after a fine knock. A slighty shorter length delivery on off. It is a googly and Saha goes back to punch it towards the extra-cover region. However, he mistimes it and the ball goes straight into the hands of Rajat Patidar. GT: 55/1 after 8 overs
Single to end the Powerplay and a good over for Gujarat! Gujarat are 46/0 after the Powerplay! They need 125 runs now from 84 balls! 11 runs ahead at this stage and have a 67.3% chance of winning.
Hazlewood in to bowl the 3rd over. 2 runs from the first 2 balls. Just 1 from the next 2 balls. Just 5 from this. Good over by Hazlewood. GT 23/0 after 3 overs.
Siraj in to bowl the second over. Just 4 runs from the first 3 balls until THAT shot from Gill which is converted into a boundary. Will Gill find his form back tonight as well? He has started pretty decently. GT 18/0 after 2 overs
W Saha and Shubman Gill are at the crease. W Saha is on strike. Maxwell will open the attack. Saha starts with a four. Exactly what the doctor ordered for the Titans. And another four from Gill. Very well played sot. GT 10/0 after 1 over
Last over and Joseph will bowl this one. Bangalore was once looking to get 200 but some ggod bowling from the Titans bowlers have restricted them. Lomror has just sent the third ball flying over the boundary. And gone!!!! Tries to go high and long and Miller makes no mistakes. It's been checked for a dead ball now because the ball might have just hit the cable. And yes, it's a dead ball. Reprieve for Lomror. Great shot by Lomror for a four!!! 1 ball left now. He's gone now. RCB 170/6 after 20 overs.
19th over now. Ferguson will bowl this one. Maxwell hits a four and departs the very next ball. Fantastic catch by Rashid Khan. Maxwell opens the face of the bat and tries to get this over but it goes wrong. RCB 150/5 after 18.3 overs
18th over now and Rashid Khan to bowl. Maxwell finished Shami's over with a six. Can he score more in this one or can Rashid stem the runs. That's Karthik gone now!!! Tries to take a risk and is caught out. RCB 138/4 after 17.3 overs.
Shami in to bowl the 17th over and Maxwell has hit a six!! And that's Kohli's wicket. What a ball and he is bowled!!! RCB 129/3 after 16.4 overs.
Alzarri Joseph in to bowl the 16th over. Just 3 off the first 4 balls. Good start to the slog overs for Gujarat Titans. Just four off this over. RCB 121/2 after 16 overs.
Maxwell in to replace Patidar and promptly hits a four!!! Could have been caught out but luck has been with RCB this match. 7 from this over plus 1 wicket. RCB 117/2 after 15 overs.
That's out. Patidar tries to hit an unconventional shot, does not get the required elevation or distance and departs. Sangwan takes another one. RCB 110/2 after 14.1 overs
Ferguson in to bowl the 14th. 2 runs from the first 2 balls. Now a terrific shot from Patidar to bring up his maiden IPL 50 with a four!!! RCB 110/1 after 14 overs.
First 50 score in 15 IPL innings for Virat Kohli; only once before he has had a longer sequence without a 50 score in IPL - 18 innings overlapping between 2009 & 2010 editions
13th over to start and Kohli is just 1 run for his 50. Shami in to bowl and Patidar lofts it over for a 2. Another single and Kohli is on strike. Can he get that 50? Just 1 left. And he gets it. His first 50 this season.
Ball back with Rashid Khan now. 5 runs off the first four balls as Bangalore keep ticking along. Just 7 from this over. RCB 94/1 after 12 overs.
Alzarri Joseph comes in to bowl the 11th as Kohli closes in on his 50 but look at Patidar at the other end!!! Huge six in the 3rd ball. Picks it up early and that has sailed over the ropes. A four to follow. He was not in control but that still finds the ropes. Another expensive over by Gujarat. 12 off this. RCB 87/1 after 11 overs
Ferguson to bowl the 10th. Kohli connects well and it's gone over the boundary for a six!!!!! Magnificent shot by Kohli. That's a four to follow. Finally, the vintage Kohli everyone wants to see. 50 partnership up for RCB. That's Patidar now to hit a glorious shot for another boundary. RCB 75/1 after 10 overs.
Rashid back to bowl the 9th over and that's a 6 by Rajat Patidar. Just picks this one up and slogs sweeps it over the boundary. Just 3 off the remaining 5 balls. RCB 60/1 after 9 overs
Lockie Ferguson brought in to bowl the 8th. 2 dots to start as Kohli could not get the required contact. Another dot to follow. Great bowling from Ferguson as Kohli struggles to rotate the strike. That's finally a shot off the inside edge and Kohli gets a single. Brilliant fielding by Pandya to save a sureshot boundary. RCB 51/1 after 8 overs
Rashid Khan in to bowl the 7th. Virat Kohli on strike. Kohli rotates strike with a beautiful stroke. 3 more runs off the next 3 balls. Just 5 from this one. RCB 48/1 after 7 overs.
Sangwan in to bowl last over in the powerplay and gets hit for a straight drive which fetches a boundary for Patidar. Just 9 off this over ultimately. RCB 43/1 after 6 overs.
Sangwan's last over yielded just 2 runs. In to the penultimate over of the powerplay as Alzarri Joseph comes in to the attack and is hit for a beautiful boundary by Kohli. The next ball gets the same treatment between extra cover and long off for another four. Rajat Patidar joins the party as he hits a deft shot for another boundary. Gujarat leaking runs now. RCB 34/1 after 5 overs
Virat Kohli pulls it this time, not in full control but still gets a boundary against Shami. Kohli is looking good with the willow. RCB are 19/1 after 3 overs.
Sangwan to bowl the second over for Gujarat Titans. He takes the crucial wicket of du Plessis, an easy catch by Saha does the rest. RCB are 11/1 after 2 overs.
Kohli and du Plessis come out to bat. Shami opens the bowling attack for Gujarat. Two back-to-back boundaries for Kohli. RCB are 10/0 after 1 over.
Hardik Pandya: Thank you (on being congratulated for playing his 100th IPL game). To be honest when I went to have a few knocks I thought I have come a long way. 2015 when it all started and today leading the side, proud of myself. We would have liked to bat first as well because of the heat. The wicket won't change much. It is just about how we manage our intensity and don't get overcooked. The boys had a couple of hits and it was all about recovery. We have made two changes, one forced as Yash Dayal has a niggle, Pradeep Sangwan comes in and for Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudarshan comes in.
Faf du Plessis: We are going to break the trend and have a bat first. Obviously it is a day game, heat is one factor and I find that when you field first the boys are cooked by the time it is our turn to bat. But hopefully the wicket will get little bit slower. Couple of games in the tournament does not make you a bad team. There is still some high class quality players, so keep trusting them and knowing things will change around the corner. With experience you know that the answer does not lie in the nets, it is just clarity in your own mind and calmness. Same team. No, one change - we have a leftie (Lomror) coming in.
Gujarat Titans XI: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Hardik Pandya(c), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Pradeep Sangwan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami
Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Royal Challengers Bangalore win the toss, and will bat first.
GT Probable XI: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami.
RCB Probable XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj.
On the other hand, the Titans have been the side to watch this IPL. Whatever they have touched has turned to gold with unlikely match winners emerging every time they were in trouble.
Kohli has scored a mere 128 runs in nine matches for RCB this season with 48 being his highest score. His promotion to the opening slot in RCB’s previous match after scoring back-to-back ducks too did not yield results as he was out for 9.
Hello and welcome to the IPL 2022 match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore from the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.